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Show 110 HO KY JI IOUN'I'A JN . J~N Jm Y. .An in t<•rP lin ()' f1•atur ' n.l on(l' LltiR valky, a.n <l OJW wltielt w• shall allud, to again in anoLit \' 1' plac\', is i t.· l•JTat:L'S. N •;u· Eclto ' ity tlH'm iR a, raLJ 1>1· narrow hottont eloHP to LlH• ri vv r, th nan abrupt aHC\' II t ol' ;JO ft•t•l, th\' ll a l t•vol plain OJ' bollo nt of 200 lo 400 yards in wi ll tlt , th en n. ~~· ttll P asePnt to th • ro<:k y l)lufl'::;. 'l'l t<'Sl' k rrac<'. arc !town in Lit \' r all t•yr-; of' al l Ute tre:t nJS tlowing into :al t Lakt•, and an· al so undouhl<•c11y <'OJJJH•et\•<1 in tlwir hi ·tory wi th tlt ost• <·onspi uou all al on,o· Llt • bas(' of the lliOttJJ lai JJ J': t.J1~<'s, SUJTOundinp; ,'nit J,akt• Vall l'y. .'<•vrn tuih• · lwlow Eel to ~tat i on tho road p asses through a J'<' tnarka.b l<' gorge or chasm, eall ('d t lw " 1arrow:,;." 'l'ltt• \V l'l> •r Ri\'N throug lt th t• grrat<• J' part of its courHo fl owr-; t hro u ~lt a Juonoe liJJal rift, that is, lwLw('\' 11 two rid O'!'S of upht•av al, whL• t·o tlw upturJJ\'d •dg<' ·of Lito ridgp:,; 011 ont• ::li d<' arc <'xpos<•d in tite for111 ot' a blufl' wall , :t tt l llto stn oot ht·r and Jnot·c O'(' JJtly slopi11g sid<• of th t• S<'<'.OJHl rid !' on tit <' otlt L' I' ; b nt jn:t lwror .rra!'hi1w Lh • mout,h of L ost Un•\'k , iL flows al ong a sy nelinal vall t•y, t hal is, Llw st rata dip in opposi l<' c1i rPdions f ront Paeh Ride of lito r i n•1· chann\' l. A l ong ridge of eongl onwral<•, wlti cl1 is w\' 11 Rltown in t it • l)ack groun<l of photograph X I X., \'Xtl' nclR down from lite dirret ion of tl 1e \ Vasalch Rang<', JH'ariy Jtort il t•ast and so uUt w<'HL, and inelini1w nol'tlt •a,;t 5° to 10°. .At t his point Lite \V ('her River, inst<•ad of ·ontiJitting in Utn ~:<y n elin a l vall!'.}' cutH thro ugh I IH· r idrrp, i:olating a v orti on about a half' a mile in h•ngth, and forming Lil <' lti<.-Jt eltasm or o-or n·o wlti elt i f! c·alled t it • "Nn.rrow •. " A flrr ]>aSRiJw tltro u ~-t lt litis ridge•, t it • \VebPr rr ·eivns tit wat ,,. of' Lost Ul'\~('k and tl t<'ll makt• · an ab1·upt bl'n<l to t it • soutl1, <'xposin cr a vm;t thi ekn('H ·or tlt t' oldl'r r ek in a ]l(•arly vPrtieal poHi l ion. 'l'ltr '(' roek · extend down tit <• \V 'hN for about four 111il es, wl ll' J'O tho strata abruptly (' !tang' li·om lh • n •ady v •1t ical to a nearly horizonta l posit ion. Photogmph X IX. is a <l ifllnn t, and l >ltotogra.plt XX. a near view of a J'Pmarlutbl • <'Xltihi tion of limco,· toJw J'Oek , ·allvd "f:l<'rmtt'd H.ocl s" or " Dev il's, lid>." l t> ltn.ll lll:tkv Litis poin t ch•n.,·rr lo th , n•ade1· by g ivi1w ad<liLional dc•sc ri ption of t it <• ro<:kH a. sltown in pltotograp lt X I X. l n t II <' baekgt· und on tit ' l ert :tH you l ook :tt t it ' p icture, you mayS<'<' Llw lti o· lt, blufl', ca tellnkd roek s, wltielt incline at a mod.P ntt<• aJwl <•. This is Lho i ol ate<l portion of the eon(l'lonwra.te ridg whi ·It extl'nds down front t il dir •clion or the Wa at·h R atto'(' :wd i .- ·nt ofr by t iP \ Vl'1Wr W v(' l', forming a rro1·ge or chu.srn whiclt is commonly kn w11 as tlte " al'l'ow ·." FH0 11{ !lEAH lt[VI-:ft '1'0 , A L'I' L A Kii; VA LLEY. 117 In d sec m1ing t he '\•Veb I' Riv<' r, t his isolat.•d po1·tion i ob Nv<'cl on tho ri O" It t or north sido of tltc r oacl , and tlte ri v ,. 011 tlw oppoRite sidP; a 0 ])OJ'lion of t he rid n·e can b> '<'e ll just back of tho vvr tien.l linJ P.'tOlw. On tlt • k ft, in t he• pi Lttl't' again, mn.y b • Sl'e tt a dc•prcst> ion or vall <'y ; t h iH it:J L ost Url'ek , :w<l al so ju ·t in tho J'<•a r, a ·ltott ri d(l'o •xtP n d. in ~ up lo li to 'llltllni t, w!Jielt lta a squar , fo rtifi c~tli o n -like ap1wamn<'<'. 'l'lw r-; un11ni t ,·oek it-! tho congl omem tco, r est in (l' in a JW:t t·ly horizontal J)O ·ilion on tlw ll l'arly Vl' t't ieal c• <J o·('R of laLy liJII PSlOII <'H and marl s. 'l' h<'R<' lint •stOII <'H an• of' a grayi;.;lt at> lt eol 01·, very b ri ttl<•, f'meturing in \'very cl irc•etio n, so thai li H• vaiiPy an<l sicll's of tit <' hill · an• ·ov •n ·d t lti ·kly wi l lt t he deh t·iR. .J nr:;t as tho r oad <' JrH' rgt•s f'roJII t it "Narrow ," i t pa ·soH lltroug lt a clt•Pp, al'tili eia.l cut in t ltoso liJII •stoneR, in whi ch t heir elmmct\• J· · ar ' w •ll ·!town. A l first tht•y ap])<'at· in Lit in slaty lay<•r .. , t h<•n co ut in11e to incn•:t ·e in t ltil'lutPSS towat'tl the foreground until t it '' St' J'I':tl<•<1 H oek ., Hhown in Lito l)id tll· heeoJII • mrt ·ivo bt'd.s. Tho" '' J'I'atc<l R oek t>" cross tiH' ri ver l H':tJ' li t bridg' and aP q ui te well ·ltown on t ltc opposi t<· .·id •, tl 1011g lt not so ront>picuousl y. Jt wotd d. appear, tlt C'J'P f'Ot'P, t hat t.IH• \ V ·lwr R i vpr, :cdlt•r making Llw l>cncl near t it ' mouth of Lost rc• •k, pl oug h<'d i ts eltann •I througlt lh • vc1·Li ·al ri d(l'rs at righ t ang lrH to tlu.'m. Titt ·He Jin wl:llOn(• I l tav • rcgarclt!d aA of ,Ju,·asr,;ie agr; l did 11ot ohR<'I'VI' any rock · of JIIOr<• rc ·ent d.a.t con f'orJII i ug to l h<'m, h ut ] t'lt ink that Un·taeeo uH lH•cls can b' f'oun<l, hol d ing llw HaJII C' ver ti ·al posi tion, undL• rJi t•a tlt Llt <' <· o n ~rl o uJ (•mto of t it • Jtorth side of t it • "Nal'l'ows." This is t it · R '<'O it<l in, tan ·c f abHolutc unconformability t hat J lta.v ob · •rvl'l a·long the r oad. About two 111ilc · w • t of B Pat· H.ivc•r () ity, lwcl lwl ong i1w to li t<' \ Vasalch g roup appr at· to rc t on th • vc• rti eal edcrt •s of tlw Bt•ar Hivt•J' group. A L Uti · l oeality l hav' uot S<' •n Llw Juot· • r \'cc:nt ronuat ionH, b ut r httVl' no doubt that a HI OJ' ' CU.J'l'ful xantin aLion up t iH' vall t•y of L ost t· k would Rltow the •xact l'<'laLiom; of t ho co ncr loJHPra.te: to the· oldt·r 'l'('J'tiaJ'Y fot·mations. \Vo have lt t• J·e tit .,. •fon•, as shown in our p lt otograglt, tho CO Jw lonH·rn.t<'S J'epoFii ng upon t he ver t.i al Nlg<'S of' ,J untssic 1 inH•st on<'. A we pas down tlte W >hoi' Valky n.er OHtl tlto vel't:i eal <·dge · of' these ridg •s, we com next to a · •t·i •s of' m utl hal R, wi th ripple mal'kH, 'O ilte lay I' of v!'l'y wltite ·and tone and :t thi ck b<•cl of ltard, n•d .·an<lr-;ton<', cl~·stin ecl Lo tal 'tl te high ' t rank a.n1 11" t'it l' b uilding torH' ·of Utah. rt ·an <•a il y b W I' ug lt t into any cl1• ·imhl sltap • f'ol' ·ul v> r t!:!, fl'ontt:J of b uilding , ap and ill s, •tc. It is t ra11 ·port d. aU al o11g tl tc lin of Ut |